Prevention of squatting

(1) If any person enters upon and uses or occupies any land, not exceeding five hundred dollars in annual value, belonging to another, without leave of the owner thereof or without lawful authority for so doing, the magistrate of the district in which that land is situate may summon before the court the person so using or occupying the land to show cause why an order should not be made for his removal therefrom. (2) If, on the hearing of the complaint, it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant has entered upon and used or occupied the land without leave or lawful authority for so doing, the court may make an order for the removal, by force if necessary, of the person from the land, and also of any building, animal or thing which he has placed or has thereon. (3) The magistrate may also in addition, if he thinks fit, impose on the person a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, and may order that the whole or any portion of the fine, if paid or recovered, shall be paid to the owner of the land. 50 Division 2 Trespasses to Personality, and Detention of Property